This is a concise reference source for a large number of substances found in surface waters, providing information in a format which should make it considerably valuable to professionals, industrialists and academics working and researching in the area of water pollution control and environmental toxicology. Inorganic and organic substances found in water are summarized under the following headings: chemical properties and origins; occurrence and concentration range; toxicity; permissible values for potable supply discharge in different countries; and methods of determination. Initial chapters include material on the physical properties of water, the fundamental parameters that influence the effect of polluting substances, and the influences of biological and physical chemical processes on water quality.
- ISBN10 0138789193
- ISBN13 9780138789190
- Publish Date 1 October 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 30 January 2002
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Pearson Education Limited
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 544
- Language English